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Mission Statement for LIRACHE

The Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education is an organization composed of nineteen institutions of higher learning on Long Island. The member institutions are:
  • Adelphi University
  • Briarcliffe College
  • Dowling College
  • Five Towns College
  • Hofstra University
  • Long Island University
  • Molloy College
  • Nassau Community College
  • New York Institute of Technology
  • Polytechnic University
  • St. Joseph's College
  • SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
  • SUNY College at Old Westbury
  • SUNY Empire State College
  • SUNY at Stony Brook
  • Suffolk Community College
  • Touro College
  • Webb Institute

The purposes of LIRACHE are as follows:
  1. To promote heightened awareness among elementary and secondary school teachers and guidance counselors; among principals and school superintendents; prospective college students and their parents; business leaders; governmental agencies; private funding agencies, and the general public of the extraordinary breadth, depth, and excellence of instructional, research, and community service activities taking place at member institutions.
  2. To enlist the cooperation of businesses, regional, state and federal governments, regional associations, cultural institutions and foundations, where appropriate, in support of the public relations or other activities of LIRACHE applicable to all member institutions.
  3. To foster member cooperation on issues including but not limited to data collection, library resource sharing, staff interactions, and creation and dissemination of public relations materials.